Fall Chess Classic is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 10-18 October 2018 in the STL Chess Club

​Round 8 A group chess results

Akobian, Varuzhan - Kuzubov, Yuriy ½-½

Dreev, Aleksey - Robson, Ray 1-0

Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Sethuraman, S.P. ½-½

Hansen, Eric - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 0-1

Swiercz, Dariusz - Lenderman, Aleksandr ½-½

Round 8 B group chess results

Ashwin, Jayaram - Moradiabadi, Elshan ½-½

Azarov, Sergei - Jacobson, Brandon 1-0

Chandra, Akshat - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes 1-0

Yoo, Christopher Woojin - Holt, Conrad 1-0

Zierk, Steven - Boros, Denes 1-0

​Round 7 A group chess results

Akobian, Varuzhan Hansen, Eric ½-½

Kuzubov, Yuriy Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1

Lenderman, Aleksandr Dreev, Aleksey 0-1

Robson, Ray Hammer, Jon Ludvig 1-0

Sethuraman, S.P. Bruzon Batista, Lazaro ½-½

Round 7 B group chess results

Ashwin, Jayaram Azarov, Sergei ½-½

Boros, Denes Yoo, Christopher Woojin 1-0

Gabuzyan, Hovhannes Jacobson, Brandon 1-0

Holt, Conrad Chandra, Akshat 1-0

Moradiabadi, Elshan Zierk, Steven C 1-0

​Round 6 A group chess results

Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Robson, Ray 1-0

Dreev, Aleksey - Kuzubov, Yuriy ½-½

Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Lenderman, Aleksandr 1-0

Hansen, Eric - Sethuraman, S.P. 1-0

Swiercz, Dariusz - Akobian, Varuzhan 0-1

Round 6 B group chess results

Azarov, Sergei - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes ½-½

Chandra, Akshat - Boros, Denes 0-1

Jacobson, Brandon - Holt, Conrad 0-1

Yoo, Christopher Woojin - Moradiabadi, Elshan ½-½

Zierk, Steven - Ashwin, Jayaram ½-½

​Round 5 A group chess results

Akobian, Varuzhan - Dreev, Aleksey ½-½

Kuzubov, Yuriy - Hammer, Jon Ludvig 1-0

Lenderman, Aleksandr - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro ½-½

Robson, Ray - Sethuraman, S.P. 1-0

Swiercz, Dariusz - Hansen, Eric 0-1

Round 5 B group chess results

Ashwin, Jayaram - Yoo, Christopher Woojin ½-½

Boros, Denes - Jacobson, Brandon 0-1

Holt, Conrad - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes 0-1

Moradiabadi, Elshan - Chandra, Akshat ½-½

Zierk, Steven - Azarov, Sergei 1-0

Round 4 A group chess results

Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Kuzubov, Yuriy 1-0

Dreev, Aleksey - Swiercz, Dariusz ½-½

Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Akobian, Varuzhan ½-½

Hansen, Eric - Robson, Ray ½-½

Sethuraman, S.P. - Lenderman, Aleksandr 0-1

Round 4 B group chess results

Azarov, Sergei - Holt, Conrad ½-½

Chandra, Akshat - Ashwin, Jayaram 0-1

Gabuzyan, Hovhannes - Boros, Denes 1-0

Jacobson, Brandon - Moradiabadi, Elshan ½-½

Yoo, Christopher Woojin - Zierk, Steven C ½-½

Round 3 A group chess results

Akobian, Varuzhan - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0

Dreev, Aleksey - Hansen, Eric 1-0

Kuzubov, Yuriy - Sethuraman, S.P. ½-½

Lenderman, Aleksandr - Robson, Ray ½-½

Swiercz, Dariusz - Hammer, Jon Ludvig 0-1

Round 3 B group chess results

Ashwin, Jayaram - Jacobson, Brandon ½-½

Boros, Denes - Holt, Conrad ½-½

Moradiabadi, Elshan - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes ½-½

Yoo, Christopher Woojin - Azarov, Sergei ½-½

Zierk, Steven - Chandra, Akshat ½-½

Round 2 A group chess results

Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0

Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Dreev, Aleksey ½-½

Hansen, Eric - Lenderman, Aleksandr 0-1

Robson, Ray - Kuzubov, Yuriy 0-1

Sethuraman, S.P. - Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0

Round 2 B group chess results

Azarov, Sergei - Boros, Denes 0-1

Chandra, Akshat - Yoo, Christopher Woojin 1-0

Gabuzyan, Hovhannes - Ashwin, Jayaram 1-0

Holt, Conrad - Moradiabadi, Elshan 1-0

Jacobson, Brandon - Zierk, Steven C ½-½

Round 1 B group chess results

Ashwin, Jayaram - Holt, Conrad 1-0

Chandra, Akshat - Azarov, Sergei 0-1

Moradiabadi, Elshan - Boros, Denes 1-0

Yoo, Christopher Woojin - Jacobson, Brandon 0-1

Zierk, Steven - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes 0-1

Round 1 A group chess results

Akobian, Varuzhan - Robson, Ray ½-½

Dreev, Aleksey - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0

Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Hansen, Eric 0-1

Kuzubov, Yuriy - Lenderman, Aleksandr ½-½

Swiercz, Dariusz - Sethuraman, S.P. ½-½

Chess standings after 8 rounds

B Group

1 Gabuzyan, Hovhannes 6 21.5

2 Moradiabadi, Elshan 4 13.25

Holt, Conrad 4 12.75

Ashwin, Jayaram 4 11.75

5 Jacobson, Brandon 3.5 11

Boros, Denes 3.5 9

7 Azarov, Sergei 3 10

Zierk, Steven C 3 8.75

9 Yoo, Christopher Woojin 2 7

Chandra, Akshat 2 5.5

A Group

1 Dreev, Aleksey 5 17.75

2 Akobian, Varuzhan 4 13.75

Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 4 12

Hansen, Eric 4 11.25

5 Kuzubov, Yuriy 3.5 12

Lenderman, Aleksandr 3.5 12

Robson, Ray 3.5 11.25

8 Hammer, Jon Ludvig 3 10

9 Sethuraman, S.P. 2.5 8.75

10 Swiercz, Dariusz 2 7.25

The 2018 Fall Chess Classic is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 10-18 October 2018 in the St. Louis Chess Club, USA.

Chess players receive 90 minutes for 40 chess moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the chess game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed before move 30 so we can expect fighting chess.